USAID De Lectores a Líderes

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Key Information

Through USAID De Lectores a Líderes (also known as the USAID Honduras Reading Activity), EDC is supporting the Government of Honduras, in collaboration with other activities and stakeholders, to improve reading instruction for Honduran students in grades 1–6. USAID De Lectores a Líderes will address teaching practices at the school and classroom levels and important social topics, such as gender equality, social inclusion, citizenship, and positive relationships. 

With teacher professional development at its core, USAID De Lectores a Líderes is conducting the following activities:

  • Strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Education to implement evidence-based reading approaches
  • Review and revise curricula to enhance reading instruction, as well as provide engaging supplementary reading material
  • Deliver high-quality professional development opportunities that support better literacy instruction in the classroom for teachers and support personnel in grades 1–6
  • Engage with families and communities to increase their participationn leading to improved learning and reading achievement for children


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Honduras

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Honduras

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2017 - 2022

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Boys in school
  • Fathers
  • Girls in school
  • Mothers
  • Other family members

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula
  • Increased availability of learning materials

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Increased availability of Fiction/non-fiction books (paper)

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)